Christmas Day....Jesus and Family is all that Matters.....

Christmas Day was wonderful....except we were missing Zach as he spent the morning until 4 pm with his dad. Chris, Luke, and I woke up early and hung out not doing too much....lounging around and enjoying the snow on the ground from inside our home. We finally got ready and made the rounds to Aunt Joy and Uncle Gordon's and then moved on to Aunt Jan's house....where we met up with Grandma Karan, Great-Grandpa/Grandma Joe and Rose, Aunt Jan and cousin Cheyenne.

We headed home to welcome Zach and greet Grandma and Papa and later Grandma Karan. We opened presents and then ate some dinner that was cooked by Papa.

Here are some pictures of the great day to celebrate Jesus's birth!

Morning hair for Luke as always....

The best gift is my good ole thumb!!

Zach striking a pose in his new Hurley Jacket....

Deuce getting dressed up in his bow!

Chris took it off immediately, giving the excuse that Deuce did not like it,

Does it look like he really cares?

Aunt Joy and Luke....

Christmas Day.....Jesus and Family is all that Matters.... CONTINUE!!

Grandma Karan opening presents.....getting a kick out

of it!!

Papa and Daddy both LOVE Mr. O'Reiley....

Grandma with her boys.....

Great Grandma Rose and Luke....

Great Grandpa Joe and Luke....sharing a giggle!!

Just One Gift......

Christmas Eve was wonderful as we hung out at home....just the three of us! A tradition that has always been done in my family growing up was to open one gift on Christmas Eve. The kids chose Uncle Shaun and Aunt Jennifer's gifts (we let Luke open both of them). We ate Homemade Chili and listened to Josh Groban's Christmas CD....what a glorious evening!

Zach and Luke posing for one of many pictures.....

Luke playing with his new blocks!

Zach opened his new nerf flying disk game.....we set it up and all took

a try at it. I must admit, I hit the first one!!

Decorating the Tree....5 days before Christmas...oops!!

December was quite a busy month for Chris and I.....holiday parties, training Cadets, counseling clients, so on, and so on! Anyway, needless to say, we did not get our Christmas tree until 6 days before Christmas and decorated it 5 days before. The pros...we got the best looking tree for the cheapest amount we have ever paid!!

Posing in front of the tree this year.....

Luke putting an ornament up.....

The final result.....our beautiful tree!!

Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow!!

The past week has been quite unusual for the Tri Cities....likely over a foot or so of accumulated snow with temperatures ranging from -3 (not wind chill either0 to 20 degrees. We are going to have a warm front come over us with temps in the 40's.....wow, we might have to take out the bikinis!!

Zach making extra money.....helping shovel snow....I did it just to burn

a few extra calories!! Stating in my head, 123...baby weight

must go!!

Pausing for a second to strike a pose together.....

Bad Morning Hair.....

Oh, the many wild hair days for Luke! His hair is definitely his trademark and in the morning, it can be quite crazy.

Here....you can see his wing in the back....

Sporting the twist in the front....

And the torpedo look...

It amazes me that even with this out of control hair, he can still be so darn cute. We have had a blast with Luke the past few weeks. He is growing into having his own unique personality!

Growing Up!!

My little Luke is growing up and getting cuter by the day. I put him in an outfit that was Zach's when he was a baby. The hood covered his hair and all you could see were his chubby little cheeks. It was the first time I really felt like he really looked like Zach. People have told me that and I did not think so, but today it showed. It is interesting that they can change in looks so much over time....anyway enjoy the pictures.....

Smiling for the camera! I absolutely love this pj outfit. He looks so grown up and adorable in it.....
Sliding down the slippery leather chair......

Cheese dog smilin'

Just staring....

I have the most adorable pictures of Luke's "bottom" after this bath,

but I will NOT post them because I am afraid of

child predators...sorry, but my line of work does

this to me...

Look, I can stand up against the ottoman now and I love it.....